Ivan Lovrić

Ivan Lovrić (also Giovanni Lovrich; c. 1756 in Sinj – 1777 in Sinj) was a Croatian writer, ethnographer, and medical student from the Republic of Venice, best known for his work Observations on 'Travels in Dalmatia' of Abbot Alberto Fortis.[1][2]

For the Croatian footballer, see Ivan Lovrić (footballer).

Biography

Born in Sinj to a relatively wealthy Croatian merchant family, Lovric studied linguistics in Venice and then medicine in Padua. His early death in 1777 was preceded by numerous works, most notably Observations on 'Travels in Dalmatia' of Abate Alberto Fortis (1776),[3] including a history of the life of Stanislav Sočivica, and An Apologetic Letter by Ivan Lovrić to the distinguished Mr. Antonio Lorgna (1777).[1]

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gollark: You did but I erased your memory of it.
gollark: Maybe it could detect multiline ones autobeeonically after a few lines had been posted.
gollark: I see. This is possible but latency apioids.
gollark: You admit Macron does not exist and is in fact logically impossible?

References
  1. Trencsenyi, Balasz (2006). Discourses of collective identity in Central and Southeast Europe (1770–1945). First volume. Budapest, Hungary: CEU Press. pp. 57–62. ISBN 978-963-7326-52-3.
  2. Wolff, Larry (2001). Venice and the Slavs: The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment. Stanford, California, USA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3945-5.
  3. Osservazioni di Giovanni Lovrich sopra diversi pezze del Viaggio in Dalmazia... (Italian)

Sources
  • Balázs Trencsényi; Michal Kopeček (2006). Late Enlightenment: Emergence of modern national ides. Central European University Press. pp. 57–62. ISBN 978-963-7326-52-3.
  • Wolff, Larry (2001). Venice and the Slavs: The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment. Stanford, California, USA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3945-5.
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